Where does “Fleckfieber” come from?

Fleckfieber (German) comes from German fieber, from Middle High German fieber, from Old High German fiebar, from Proto-Germanic *fēbr, from Latin febris, from Proto-Italic *feɣʷris, from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰris, from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- — to burn; warm, hot.

Fleckfieber (German): typhus

Definitions

  1. typhus

Ancestry of “Fleckfieber”, step by step

Fleckfieber traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German fieber

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanfieberinflection of fiebern: ## first-person singular...
2Middle High Germanfieber—
3Old High Germanfiebar—
4Proto-Germanic*fēbr—
5Latinfebrisfever
6Proto-Italic*feɣʷrisfever
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰris—
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰ-to burn; warm, hot

via German fleck

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanfleckstain, spot, blot, fleck, smear
2Middle High Germanvlëcfleck
3Old High Germanflec—
4Proto-Germanicflekka-spot; mark; blemish
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₂k-to beat, strike; to strike, fast; to beat, hit,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰris →Every word from Proto-Italic *feɣʷris →